(v. t.) To prevent by fear; to hinder or prevent from action by fear of consequences, or difficulty, risk, etc.

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The Sufferings of Christ Reconciled with the Goodness of God.... even from the apparent natural tendency of this method of our redemption"its tendency to vindicate the authority of God's laws, and deter his creatures from .../.../a theodicy or vindication of the divine glory/chapter iii the sufferings of.htm

The Lord's Prayer. Our Father who Art in Heaven.... This you must note above all things, that thereby you may silence and repel such thoughts as would keep and deter us from prayer. .../.../luther/the large catechism/the lords prayer our father.htm

The Criminal and his Relation to Society.... This portrait of Cain illustrates the fact that formal religious worship does not necessarily deter a man from becoming a criminal. .../.../kent/the making of a nation/study iii the criminal and.htm

Against Rash and Vain Swearing.... with the monstrous folly, of such rash and vain swearing will appear; the which being laid to heart will, I hope, effectually dissuade and deter from it. .../.../sermons on evil-speaking by isaac barrow/against rash and vain swearing.htm

The Acquirement of Spiritual Power... up his comforts and remains firm. Even the prospect of torture and death cannot alter or deter him. The man of self regards the .../.../allen/the way of peace/the acquirement of spiritual power.htm

Washed to Greater Foulness... becomes conscious of guilt; secondly, the soul that is quickened makes ineffectual attempts to rid itself of the stain of guilt; thirdly, to deter his people .../.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 32 1886/washed to greater foulness.htm

Appendix B... My dislike to increase the number of books would have been sufficient to deter me from writing these pages, had I not been convinced, that this is the only way ...//christianbookshelf.org/muller/answers to prayer/appendix b.htm

Summary of the Subject.... weight in the Greek Church. It did not prevent different opinions, nor deter individuals from dissent. Thus Athanasius, who disliked .../.../davidson/the canon of the bible/chapter ix summary of the.htm

The Arrest... But the respect due to a place of prayer did not deter him; on the contrary, he took advantage of his Master's well-known habit. .../.../stalker/the trial and death of jesus christ/chapter i the arrest.htm

Ono (5 Occurrences)... Not succeeding in their attempts to deter Nehemiah from rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem, Sanballat and Tobiah resorted to strategem, and pretending to wish a .../o/ono.htm - 9k

Intimidate (4 Occurrences)... Noah Webster's Dictionary (vt) To make timid or fearful; to inspire of affect with fear; to deter, as by threats; to dishearten; to abash. .../i/intimidate.htm - 7k

Discourage (3 Occurrences)... 2. (vt) To dishearten one with respect to; to discountenance; to seek to check by disfavoring; to deter one from; as, they discouraged his efforts. .../d/discourage.htm - 7k

Discouragement (1 Occurrence)... 2. (n.) That which discourages; that which deters, or tends to deter, from an undertaking, or from the prosecution of anything; a determent; as, the revolution .../d/discouragement.htm - 7k